A big thanks to everyone who came along last night (Feb 25th 2010) to the .NET Developer Network and to Guy for inviting me along and being a great host.

I had lots of fun and enjoyed it being so interactive.

As promised, some links relevant to the conversations during the evening and the many questions. I will also do a post on Monday summarising the many “limits” we discussed on instances, roles etc:

• New Windows Azure Platform online community in the UK – ning hosted community site for UK fans of Azure. Join today!
• Microsoft UK Windows Azure Site  - maintained by my team. Lots of good links.
• Start working with Windows Azure – download the SDK etc
• Q&A: How can I calculate the TCO and ROI when considering the Windows Azure Platform? – how much will it cost/save
• Q&A: I have a new business idea. How can I implement it cheaply using the Windows Azure Platform? – information on Bizspark
• Q&A: Do I get charged compute hours for every role in my Windows Azure Hosted Service?
• Q&A: I have a new business idea. How can I implement it cheaply using the Windows Azure Platform?
• Q&A: What are the UK prices for the Windows Azure Platform
• You have 10 votes. Why not use them! www.mygreatwindowsazureidea.com – influence the future
• QandA: When do I get charged for compute hours on Windows Azure?
• My top 5 Azure sessions from PDC 09  - watch some great content

Tools:

• SQL Azure Migration Wizard v3.1.8 – SQL to SQL Azure
• http://cloudstoragestudio.com/ – great graphical tool for working with Windows Azure Storage and your hosted services

And the offers:

• http://bit.ly/azure25 25 free hours
• http://bit.ly/azuremsdnfree MSDN introductory offer

And finally, the 4 minute video you can point colleagues at :-)